Niagara leads Siena 40-34 at halftime

Niagara sophomore guard Antoine Mason, the son of former New York Knick Anthony Mason, leads the Purple Eagles with 12 points and has made both of his 3-point attempts.

Five Niagara players have made at least one 3-pointer tonight.

Senior forward O.D. Anosike has 15 points and six rebounds to pace Siena.

With the game tied at 20, Niagara went on a 6-0 run after Siena point guard Evan Hymes came out for a rest. Rich Audu and Chris Leppanen both committed turnovers while Hymes was out, leading to layups by Niagara’s Marvin Jordan and Juan’ya Green.

Niagara led the rest of the half and took its biggest lead at 40-31 on Ameen Tanksley’s 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:03 left.

Hymes threaded a pass to Anosike for a conventional 3-point play with eight seconds left to account for the halftime margin.

Siena’s Rakeem Brookins has eight points and Hymes has six points and five assists.

The Saints are shooting 44.4 percent (12 of 27) from the field with nine turnovers, while Niagara is at 53.3 percent (16 of 30) with six turnovers.